Ok. Ready for this!? This is my favorite thing to teach, fitting and then hacking.
Because, honestly, we've all seen a commercial sewing pattern and thought to ourselves...hmmm, I wish it had this type of sleeve or this kind of neckline instead. OR, we've seen a garment in the wild or on pinterest and wanted to recreate it for ourselves. In fact, that's exactly how this class came to be. I stumbled upon this blue velvet inspiration image and wanted to create one for my own unique body...and show you how, and it snow balled from there!
I LOVE teaching you how to get a garment fitted well to your body and then empower you to take those basic shapes and turn them into something new! Allowing you to both gain confidence in sewing from a pattern and be the designer yourself!
In this live, 8-session, virtual workshop, I'll take you through choosing the right fabric, sewing with knits (it's almost all I sew with), choosing your size and making changes to the pattern before you begin, working on the fit and then...and this is the exciting part...using that pattern as a starting point for a new dresses! (not a dress fan? No worries, all of these designs could easily become tops or tunics!)
Exact designs to come!
This workshop will be intimate and live and you can jump in at anytime with questions or comments. Just like you were at an in-person workshop, but from your own home. And there will be recordings!
The class will be held in 8 sessions, for a total of 12 hours of class time. You'll also have access to our private community where you can post pictures and videos, leaves messages or comments and both get assistance and connect with other students. I am also happy to answer email questions directly!
This workshop is going to seriously up your superhero sewing skills!
Workshop Dates -
*subject to change
Saturday, February 22nd, 10am-12pm (EST) - Class 1 - The basic knit dress pattern, choosing your size and sewing the trickier bits
Tuesday, March 4th, 5:30pm-6:30pm (EST) - fitting class 1 - Basic knit dress - fitting and Q&A
Saturday, March 22nd, 10am-12pm (EST) - Class 2
Tuesday, April 1st, 5:30pm-6:30pm (EST) - fitting class 2
Saturday, April 12th, 10am-12pm (EST) - Class 3
Tuesday, April 22nd, 5:30pm-6:30pm (EST) - fitting class 3
Saturday, May 10th, 10am-12pm (EST) - Class 4
Tuesday, May 20th, 5:30pm-6:30pm (EST) - fitting class 4
4 monthly payments of $58. For With Ease 2.
Register for the spring 2025 season of With Ease
There are no refunds or returns on live virtual workshops. In order to have an intimate, personal sewing experience and have the kind of interaction I want us to have, the number of students that can enroll in the workshop is very limited. Once you register for the workshop your space is held for you whether you attend or not.
If you are unable to attend the live workshop, the recordings will be avilable to you as well as the community (for as long as it's live) and I always weclome email questions as you work on fit and construction.